This photographer is making a statement with a photo series shot across the country

Sujatro Ghosh has beef with the India of today. In response to the recent attacks by cow vigilantes and the shifting focus of discourse in India, Ghosh is speaking out with a series that features women wearing cow masks as they pose at various locations across the country. Using latex cow masks that he bought from a party shop on a whim in New York, Ghosh is asking family and friends to model for his project. Shoot locations cover tourist hot-spots, public spaces, boats, trains and homes to emphasise his view that cows in India are safer than the women in the country.

According to the 23-year old, the series is “his way of protesting” the rising might of right wing ideology. The independent photographer from Kolkata started the photo series through his Instagram handle earlier this month and has garnered international attention. Women from across the globe have been approaching him to model and be a part of his project. Although the identity of his models is not revealed, each of his pictures is accompanied by a quote from the women in the shots to accentuate the idea that their voice is important.

With all the appreciation comes a whole lot of backlash too—Ghosh has been trolled and threatened. However, the artist seems unfazed and hopes to continue working for the greater good via his travelling cow.